Religious Festivals

How common is your birthday?

2012-05-18 11:11:00

A friend of mine just posted a link on Facebook to this interactive "heat map" that shows how common different birthdays are. You should check it out -- it's pretty interesting, and the interface is cool too. (Just hover over a birthday to see its rank.)...

With new book, Madeleine Albright sheds light on long-hidden family secrets

2012-05-05 00:00:00

In 1997, Madeleine Albright couldn't have been more certain that she knew everything important about herself and was in possession of every relevant fact about her life. And then, at age 59, just days after being confirmed as U.S. secretary of state,...

Mid-Atlantic casinos listing

2012-05-07 12:44:49

Pennsylvania Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack This destination offers services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Not only does Harrah's provide gaming action, but guests can also enjoy simulcasting and live racing. At Harrah's...

Marie Rose Cornely, homemaker

2012-05-09 15:00:25

Marie Rose Cornely, a homemaker who enjoyed writing poetry, died Sunday of heart disease at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 87. Marie Rose McKenna was born and raised in Philadelphia. She was a 1943 graduate of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in...

Holy Week and Easter services in Laurel

2012-04-06 05:49:00

Assembly of God Lifehouse Church, 1102 Montgomery St. — Easter Sunday: 11 a.m. service. Baptist Faith Baptist of South Laurel, 12700 Claxton Drive — Good Friday: 11 a.m. service. Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible study and 11 a.m. worship...

Full Pink Moon to shine brightly tonight

2012-04-06 09:02:00

The Full Pink Moon should be in view all night. Other common names for April’s full moon are the Egg Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon or Easter Moon, according to EarthSky.org. Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring in...

Pioneering modeling agent recalls Easter fashions

2012-04-06 14:20:00

Downtown's Howard Street was jammed on the Saturday before Easter, and Diana Kane was busy with her new modeling agency. That was five decades ago. Back then, as a black woman, she was a pioneer: She founded a business on what was then Baltimore's...

Ready, set, go — Easter egg hunt draws thousands to zoo

2012-04-07 15:38:00

Montrease Lamback of Gwynn Oak stood on the sidelines and snapped photos as her 2-year-old son, Tyler, slipped plastic Easter eggs into his green felt basket. The eggs secured, Tyler pulled them back out, tossed some on the ground, handed a few to...

Sunrise services mark Easter Sunday across the region

2012-04-08 17:47:07

The day's first light tinted the dark sky and chased away the full moon Sunday as worshipers picked their way across the hillside at Beachmont Christian Camp in Kingsville. Frost-covered grass crunched underfoot as families and couples bundled in ski...

Kids scramble through HdG park in search of Easter eggs

2012-04-07 20:46:00

Easter baskets in hand, or whatever they had to hold their eggs, hundreds of children lined up in Tydings Park Saturday for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Sponsored by Havre de Grace Parks and Recreation, the hunt kicks off promptly at noon. The small...

Guess what? I'm an aunt!!

2012-04-11 10:29:00

Usually by the time it's my turn in the column rotation, I'm still stressing over what to write about. This week, however, I don't know where to begin! A few weeks ago, I wrote about my sister and my nephew, who, at the time, my family was still...

Baltimore's Greek Orthodox faithful unite for Easter celebration

2012-04-14 15:47:00

Inside Baltimore's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church early Saturday, the Rev. Michael Pastrikos stood on the dais and chanted prayers before an ornate altar adorned with icons of holy figures. The smell of spiced incense filled the dimly lit sanctuary...

The night before Halloween Algerina Perna photographed Mark Sanders portraying Edgar Allan Poe at Poe's Frightful Halloween! which was held at Westminster Hall, in the graveyard, and the Westminster Catacombs.

2012-05-03 16:02:21

A Yorkie spots Easter eggs during the Easter B' Egg Hunt at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Columbia, S.C., on April 7. The event brought nearly 75 canine friends and their owners to hunt down doggie treat-filled eggs.

2012-04-17 13:34:16

Egyptian Copts hold crosses with a picture of Jesus Christ as they take part in the Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's old city on April 13, 2012 ahead of Orthodox Easter.

2012-04-13 06:26:00